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URBAN CYCLES

Three Inner City Dramas

by Peter Yates & Jenny Wafer

DIGNITY
*Cast:*			33 speaking parts (several variable m/f and with doubling possible in all three plays) + chorus.
*Suggested Age Range:*			14 to 18
*Approx. Running Time:*			30 minutes.
*Music:*			Tracks Dignity, Wages Day and Real Gone Kid by Ricky Ross of Decon Blue
*Set:*			Simple, minimalist. Each play has its own identifying piece of permanent scenery. Dignity: Bodelman's old, tatty armchair, with cushions, blanket.
*Synopsis:*			Three members of the same family dealt harshly by society in the Inner City. Dignity: Frank Bodelman snr., a pensioner, is harassed in his own home by local children and then exploited by an unscrupulous security contractor.

WAGES DAY
*Cast:*			28 speaking parts (several variable m/f and with doubling possible in all three plays) + chorus.
*Suggested Age Range:*			14 to 18
*Approx. Running Time:*			30 minutes.
*Music:*			Tracks Dignity, Wages Day and Real Gone Kid by Ricky Ross of Decon Blue
*Set:*			Simple, minimalist. Each play has its own identifying piece of permanent scenery. Wages Day: Large sign - Ross Engineering Ltd" hanging on scaffold.
*Synopsis:*			Bodelman's son, Frank jnr., leads a strike at the local factory with devastating personal consequences.

REAL GONE KID
*Cast:*			26 speaking parts.(several variable m/f and with doubling possible in all three plays) + chorus.
*Suggested Age Range:*			14 to 18
*Approx. Running Time:*			30 minutes.
*Music:*			Tracks Dignity, Wages Day and Real Gone Kid by Ricky Ross of Decon Blue
*Set:*			Simple, minimalist. Each play has its own identifying piece of permanent scenery. Real Gone Kid: Street lamp.
*Synopsis:*			Frank's son Gavin runs away from home and becomes involved with drug dealers.

*Price Codes:*
Script:	Code D
Performance Rights:	Code Z (each play)
Performance Rights:	Code Y (in combination)

ISBN 978 1 902472 25 6